Not sure if I shared this yet: some recent writing with reflections on a trip to #Graz last November, entitled 'The Ways a Hearthfire Burns' and looking at the feel of the city but also its history and the tension between its past and present:

https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?msg=171007

#Travel #WritingCommunity #Travelogues #Austria

The Countryman (1562) by François Desprez, from Collection of Various Clothing Styles.

Source: Rijksmuseum

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ed966242-04d1-4742-9583-c0a9971ad35b

#travelogues #fashion #art #publicdomain

The Scot (1562) by François Desprez, from Collection of Various Clothing Styles.

Source: Rijksmuseum

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/dc9e076d-9f92-4c32-ab25-94112205327a

#scotland #travelogues #fashion #art #publicdomain

Ibn Battuta is cooler tbh

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1843833/ibn-battuta-is-cooler-tbh

From BL Egerton MS 1900 (ca. 1467).

Source: British Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/137e076d-a2e4-4308-9246-24c3509f05b0

#journeys #manuscripts #travel #landscapes #travelogues #towers #architecture #art #publicdomain

The Greek (1562) by François Desprez, from Collection of Various Clothing Styles.

Source: Rijksmuseum

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2024ffba-d371-4731-84d5-66e11958fabc

#greece #travelogues #fashion #art #publicdomain